Mesopotamia and Egypt

When did the first cities develop in Mesopotamia?

• between 3000 BC and 4000 BC

• to protect inhabitants of the city-state from attack

• to improve and expand trade

• a belief in many gods

Which statement best describes the geographical location of Mesopotamia?

• in a valley in Southwest Asia

• to the east of the Mediterranean Sea

• between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

• along the Persian Gulf

Whish is the definition of polytheism?

• the belief in many gods

• the belief in ghosts

• the belief in no gods

• the belief in one god

Which is the definition of a legacy?

• things left to us from the past

• a form of currency

• an all-powerful ruler

• a temple in Mesopotamia

What is irrigation?

• people that move from one place to another

• when somebody is easily upset

• the supply of water to land or crops from human-made canals

• a ritual practiced in Mesopotamia

In order to unite his empire, Hammurabi created a Code of

• Armies

• Secrets

• Laws

• Rules

The invention of writing was such an important discovery, that it seperates history from _____.

• prehistoric times

• Mesopotamia

• cuneiform

• science

This was a writing system that was developed by the ancient Sumerians of Mesopotamia around 3,500 B.C.

• ziggurat

• agriculture

• uniform

• cuneiform

Who were considered the upper class?

• kings & priests

• farmers & merchants

• slaves

What was the purpose of a ziggurat?

• religious temple

• grain storage

• slave shack